Area Sports Headlines

The Worthington Trojan Sports Booster Club is holding their annual fall sports kickoff on Monday, August 18th. The Booster Club will be grilling hot dogs, with serving of food to begin at 5:30pm at the Worthington High School Cafeteria. Introduction of Fall Sports Athletes will begin at 6:00pm and Spring State Sports Individuals will be honored as well.

The Worthington Trojan football team will be hosting an event this Saturday, August 16th, at 7:30 PM at Trojan Field. They are calling this Trojan Football Family Night. The night will consist of an intra-squad scrimmage, watermelon social, family activities and picture opportunities of the players. This event is open to all family members and to the public as well.

The Worthington Girls Basketball Association will be holding a basketball camp for girls coming into grades 1st through 8th on August 5th, 6th & 7th at Prairie Elementary in Worthington. The Worthington Girls Basketball Association invites girls of all skill levels in Worthington and the surrounding communities to attend this year's camp.

The Worthington Girls Basketball Coaching Staff works hard to provide each camper with a quality basketball experience. The Camp will focus on teaching basketball fundamentals and team building activities. The camp will be instructed by...

Minnesota West Men’s Basketball Coach Justin Heckenlaible has announced that the Bluejays have signed 4 more recruits for the 2014-2015 season.

The 4 recruits are Marcus Potter from Worthington, Alex Knutson from Westbrook, Cody Martinz from Custer (SD) and Mitch Prouty from Bryant (SD)

Potter, a 6'2" point guard, is coming off a senior season with the Worthington Trojans were he was a 2014 Southwest Conference All-Conference selection. He averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Coach Heckenlaible said about Potter: “Marcus can get to the basket and can hit...

Sanford Power Basketball Academy will be holding a workout in Worthington on July 30th.

The session will run from 9:00am till Noon at Worthington High School on July 30th. The camp is open to all ISD 518 boys entering grades 7th through 12th and open for girls entering grades 9th through 12th. Cost of the camp is $25 dollars. For more information contact Clint Meyer at 507-329-0519

The matchup have been set for the Region 13C Amateur Baseball playoffs which will begin on Wednesday. The Jackson Bulls are the #1 seed and will face the #8 seed Adrian Athletics in a best-of-three series. Game 1 is in Jackson on Wednesday night with Game 2 in Adrian Friday night and if needed Game 3 would be back in Jackson Sunday afternoon

The Wilmont Cardinals are the #2 seed and will face the #7 seeded Martin County Foxes in a best-of-three series. Game 1 will be in Truman on Wednesday night with Game 2 in Wilmont Saturday afternoon and if needed Game 3 will be back in...

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has released their 2013-2014 Winter and Spring Sports Academic Award Winners. Athletes can receive MCAC academic recognition if they have a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or better at the end of the semester in which the majority of the sport season occurs and they have enrolled in and completed a minimum of 12 credits during that semester.

On Thursday, July 31, 2014 there will be a meeting for all athletes and parents participating in sports at Worthington High School for the 2014-2015 school year. The general meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The agenda will include Minnesota State High School League rules, WHS academic eligibility rules, and attendance requirements for practice and game participation. Following the general meeting, each fall sport participant will meet their respective coaches to discuss team information, pay participation fees and sign the participation forms. All forms and...

Former Central Lyon/George-Little Rock and University of South Dakota Football standout Tyler Starr will be making an appearance in the area this Friday (7/18) in Sheldon.

Starr, a Little Rock (IA) native, just completed his senior season with the USD Coyotes where he was named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 7th round.

Tyler Starr will be stopping by the Hy-Vee in Sheldon on Friday from 2:00pm-4:00pm